{"id":3237,"date":"2016-07-07T10:54:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T10:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allthingsnice.in\/blog\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2016-07-07T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T10:59:26","slug":"meet-the-winners-of-the-indian-wine-consumer-choice-awards-2016-ht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthingsnice.in\/blog\/?p=3237","title":{"rendered":"Meet the winners of the Indian Wine Consumer Choice Awards 2016 – HT"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a winter afternoon in January, about a hundred wine enthusiasts gathered at Sofitel, Bandra-Kurla Complex. Over hundred wine bottles, covered in aluminum foil to hide their labels, waited on a large table.<\/p>\n

Each judge was given wine glasses and a sheet of paper. This was the setting at the tasting session before the fourth edition of the Indian Wine Consumer\u2019s Choice Awards (IWCCA) 2016, in association with HT48Hours. This year, the IWCCA, which is the only Indian accreditation that focusses on Indian vintage wines and new launches in the market, received the maximum number of participants yet \u2013 136 wines from 21 labels.<\/p>\n

The wines were scored on three criteria: colour (1 to 3 points), aroma (1 to 7 points) and palate (1 to 10 points). The IWCCA invited opinions of consumers, the people who ultimately buy the wine, unlike international wine awards that invite professional wine tasters to judge their entries. \u201cThe awards should reflect the choice and preferences of the drinker in India. The event is also a platform for generating feedback for the wine producers in the country\u201d, says Nikhil Agarwal, sommelier and CEO of All Things Nice, a wine and spirits consultancy that organises the awards.<\/p>\n

The participating wines were picked and segregated into different categories on the basis of their style: sparkling, white, red and dessert. \u201cThe whites and reds were further divided on the basis of the grape varieties such as chardonnay, shiraz, merlot, chenin blanc and cabernet sauvignon,\u201d says Agarwal. Total points for each wine were tallied and the top three wines, in each category, were segregated into gold, silver, and bronze winner categories.<\/p>\n

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A consumer tasting wine at the event. (Photo courtesy: All Things Nice )<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n

And the awards go to\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

GOLD<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Soma Brut Cuv\u00e9e 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Casablanca Ros\u00e9 Spumante 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Nine Hills Chenin Blanc 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sula Riesling 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Cabernet Sauvignon 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charosa Pleasures Cabernet Shiraz NV<\/p>\n

\u2022 Oakwood Reisha Grand Cru Reserve 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charosa Pleasures Sauvignon Blanc NV<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sula Sauvignon Blanc 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 York Ros\u00e9 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 York Shiraz 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2012<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charosa Selections Viognier 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Chardonnay Reserve 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Charosa Reserve Tempranillo 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Nero D\u2019Avola 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Merlot 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vallonn\u00e9 Reserve Merlot 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Reserve Shiraz 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 SDU Trilogy 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Big Banyan Bellissima NV<\/p>\n

SILVER<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Good Drop Frizzano Semi-dry 2015<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Reveilo Chenin Blanc 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Grillo 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Big Banyan Cabernet Sauvignon 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 SDU Deva 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Misfit 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 York Arros 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Soma Sauvignon Blanc Gold 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vallonn\u00e9 Ros\u00e9 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Syrah 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 SDU Deva Syrah 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Good Earth Basso 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vallonn\u00e9 Viognier 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Chardonnay 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Sangiovese 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Big Banyan Merlot 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 SDU Reserva Syrah 2012<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vallonn\u00e9 Syrah Merlot 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sula Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 2015<\/p>\n

BRONZE<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Sula Brut Tropicale NV<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Chenin Blanc 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Cabernet Sauvignon 2015<\/p>\n

\u2022 Big Banyan Sauvignon Blanc 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Shiraz 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Myra Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2014<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Syrah Reserve 2012<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vallonn\u00e9 Crimson Glory 2013<\/p>\n

\u2022 Reveilo Late Harvest Chenin Blanc 2013\\<\/p>\n

Log On: To know more about the winners visit allthingsnice.in\/iwcca.php<\/a><\/p>\n

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